# SpaceX Leadership Roster of [[SpaceX]]'s board and executives. An index that links out to People pages — not biographies. > **Newly public.** SpaceX completed its IPO on **June 12, 2026** (Nasdaq: SPCX), so it now files public disclosures (proxy, Form 4s, 13Fs) — but as a fresh listing, much governance detail is still settling. The listed entity is the combined **SpaceX + xAI + X** conglomerate after the February 2026 [[xAI-SpaceX Merger]]. Verify against the first proxy/10-K. ## Governance shape [[Elon Musk]] is **Chairman and CEO** and the controlling shareholder; [[Gwynne Shotwell]] runs day-to-day as **President & COO**. The post-IPO structure is unusual on two axes: Musk holds concentrated voting control (the listing was structured to preserve his command), and the company is a **conglomerate spanning launch, [[Starlink]], AI (xAI), and social media (X)** — a breadth that prompted public debate about director fiduciary duties. The board is heavy with Musk-aligned, long-tenured investors rather than independent outsiders. ## Executive officers | Name | Role | Notes | |---|---|---| | [[Elon Musk]] | Chairman, CEO & Chief Engineer | Controlling shareholder | | [[Gwynne Shotwell]] | President & COO | Director; ~22,000 staff; joined 2002 | | [[Bret Johnsen]] | Chief Financial Officer | | | David Harris | Acting General Counsel | (no page yet) | ## Board of Directors (nine) | Director | Affiliation | Notes | |---|---|---| | [[Elon Musk]] | SpaceX | Chairman | | [[Gwynne Shotwell]] | SpaceX | President & COO | | [[Luke Nosek]] | [[Founders Fund]] / [[Gigafund]] | PayPal Mafia; longtime backer; director since 2008 | | [[Antonio Gracias]] | [[Valor Equity Partners]] | Early Musk ally; DOGE-linked | | Steve Jurvetson | Future Ventures | Early investor | | Ira Ehrenpreis | DBL Partners | Tesla/Musk-network investor | | Donald Harrison | Google | Strategic/partnerships exec | | Randy Glein | DFJ Growth | Growth investor | | Roelof Botha | ex-Sequoia Capital | Joined June 2026, days after IPO | ## The PayPal / Founders Fund lineage SpaceX's board is dense with the [[Peter Thiel]] / PayPal capital network: [[Luke Nosek]] ([[Founders Fund]] co-founder), early Founders Fund money, and Musk himself (PayPal). The same network funds [[Palantir]] and [[Anduril]] — see [[Musk-Thiel Funding Map]] and [[PayPal Mafia]]. [[Antonio Gracias]] ([[Valor Equity Partners]]) adds the Musk-operations axis and a [[DOGE Ecosystem]] tie. ## Stub backlog Directors worth their own pages as the dossier matures: Steve Jurvetson, Ira Ehrenpreis, Donald Harrison, Randy Glein, Roelof Botha; plus David Harris (Acting GC). ## Open questions to track - First public proxy: committee structure, director independence, Musk's exact voting percentage. - Governance terms protecting Musk's control post-IPO. - Any board additions/departures following the listing. ## See Also - [[SpaceX]] — company page - [[SpaceX Dossier]] — dossier front door - [[SpaceX Investors]] - [[SpaceX Watch Log]] - [[Musk-Thiel Funding Map]]